[BITList] Monster 4m crocodile caught on The Strand in Townsville | TownsvilleBulletin

[John Feltham]

G'day folks,
 
A 4 metre ‘salty' is hardly a “monster”.


ooroo


 



> http://www.townsvillebulletin.com.au/news/townsville/monster-4m-crocodile-caught-on-the-strand-in-townsville/news-story/c5091cae4a4977042a488ca042293ab2 <http://www.townsvillebulletin.com.au/news/townsville/monster-4m-crocodile-caught-on-the-strand-in-townsville/news-story/c5091cae4a4977042a488ca042293ab2>
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> Monster 4m crocodile caught on The Strand in Townsville
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> CRIKEY! Watch as a 4m saltwater Croc is captured after being trapped on The Strand
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> IT will go down as one of the most dramatic nights at The Strand in living memory.
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> Townsville’s main beach played host to an extraordinary man verses predator struggle that culminated in the capture of a monster 4m saltwater crocodile.
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> The reptile was so large it required eight people to haul it onto a trailer. That followed an intense and potentially dangerous operation to extract the beast from shallow waters off Tobruk Pool.
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> At least five Department of Environment and Heritage Protection officers on both the water and the shoreline worked under torchlight to subdue the croc.
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> Ropes were used to tether the monster reptile before it was dragged up the beach behind an EHP dual-cab ute.
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> But rangers were forced to stop several times to clear sand that was banking up in the croc’s gaping mouth. The concern was the sand could have broken the croc’s jaw.
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> Wally the croc is caught on the Strand in front of Tobruk Pool. Picture: Evan Morgan
> EHP rangers last night refused to comment on the operation as they drove the crocodile from the beach.
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> Last night’s capture came of the crocodile was spotted off Pallarenda yesterday morning and off The Rock Pool yesterday afternoon.
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> It is unclear if the monster reptile is “Wally”, the animal who has been evading capture for more than 12 months after first being sighted by rangers in the Ross River in January last year.
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> The team of police officers, originally called to the scene for crowd control, were quickly enlisted to help wrangle the animal.
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> One officer said it wasn’t a situation they had trained for at the academy.
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> “It’s not a normal part of the job,” she said.
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> “We’ve never had a callout like this.
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> “We were thinking about what to put in our report, he was very snappy in our dealings with him.”
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> Tyler Kranz said he heard about the crocodile on Facebook and came down to see it for himself.
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> “I have seen crocodiles in the wild before but not like this,” he said.
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> “It’s a bit sad to see it go.”
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> Another bystander, who did not want to be named, was on his regular evening walk when he came across the commotion.
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> “I have seen a croc at Pallarenda before but never like this on The Strand,” he said. “It just goes to show that we should keep out of the water and they won’t bother you.”
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> It is understood the crocodile was taken to a holding facility last night.
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> Following previous trappings in the North, crocodiles have been relocated to farms or wildlife parks.
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> Wildlife management try to spot the crocodile thought to be Wally just off the Strand in Townsville


ooroo


 
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